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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,GA/ON ,LEVAL 

,TEXT 3 

  

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,9 ,JUNE #a#i#f#a1 9 ! WAKE ( ! ABORTIVE ,APRIL 9VASION ( ,CUBA'S ,BAY ( ,PIGS1 ! ,FR5* AN>*I/ NEWSPAP] ,LE ,MONDE LIB]TAIRE PUBLI%$ AN >TICLE SIGN$ 0,>IEL0 GLORIFY+ ! ,CA/RO REGIME4 ,IT ALSO CRITICIZ$ ! ,FR5* AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ WRIT] ,GA/ON ,LEVAL = HIS LACK ( 5?USIASM = ! ,CA/RO REVOLUTION4 ,?IS WAS HIS RESPONSE4 

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,I HAVE JU/ READ ! >TICLE PUBLI%$ BY ?IS PAP]'S CONTRIBUTOR1 ,>IEL1 REG>D+ ! ,CUBAN REVOLUTION1 :I* HAS N[ TURN$ 9TO A TOTALIT>IAN C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 AS REC5TLY REM>K$ UPON BY \R COMRADE ,FIDEL ,MIRO 9 ,SOLID>IDAD ,OBR]A 7,MEXICO71 & REPORT$ 9 MO/ ,C5TRAL & ,S\? ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ PAP]S1 & BY \R ,AM]ICAN COMRADES :O >E AW>E ( ! FACTS & >E NONE TOO SP>+ 9 !IR CRITICISM ( :AT !Y T]M !IR HOMEL&'S CAPITALI/ IMP]IALI/S4 

,>IEL RECOMM5DS TO HIS READ]S ! REVIEW ,ESPRIT :I*1 AS WE KN[1 IS A PROGRESSIVE1 PRO-,MOSC[1 ,CA?OLIC PUBLICATION1 ONE ) :I* ,ALB]T ,CAMUS HAD S]I\S ISSUES4 ,HE ALSO URGES US TO READ ! RELAUN*$ ,BOHEMIA MAGAZ9E PUBLI%$ BY ! ,CA/RO-COMMUNI/ PROPAG&A APP>ATUS1 A PALE IMITATION ( ! ORIG9AL ,BOHEMIA :OSE MANAG+ $ITOR--:O F\<T AGA9/ ,BATI/A & *AMPION$ ,CA/RO AT ! TIME--HAS N[ BE5 =C$ 9TO EXILE4 ,:ILE QUOT+ A TRAVEL WRIT]1 ,>IEL IS C>EFUL NOT TO COMP>E ?AT WRIT]'S CLAIMS AGA9/ ?OSE ( \R COMRADES OR PEOPLE BETT] 9=M$ ?AN HIM4 ,REMEMB]1 ?\S&S ( TRAVEL]S ( ?AT SORT PRAIS$ ! WOND]S ( ,/AL9I/ RULE :ILE WRIT+ US (F AS C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES1 ?AT IS UNTIL ,KHRU%*EV TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO PUT !M /RAI<T 9 #a#i#e#f4 

,FUR!RMORE1 ACCORD+ TO ,>IEL1 !RE >E MANY POLITICAL P>TIES1 BUT ! PEOPLE1 :O >E ON ,CA/RO'S SIDE1 SCORN !M ALL4 ,:Y !N DOES HE FAIL TO M5TION ?AT !RE IS1 ABOVE ALL1 A COMMUNI/ P>TY KN[N AS ! ,POPUL> ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 :I* IS =MALLY RECOGNIZ$ & IS ! REAL MA/] ( ! SITUATION & CONTROLS EV]Y ASPECT ( LIFE--POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 ADM9I/RATIVE1 MILIT>Y1 SECURITY & JUDICIAL8 ,:Y REMA9 SIL5T ON ?AT ESS5TIAL FACT TO :I* \R ,CUBAN COMRADES TOOK EXCEPTION OV] A YE> AGO8 ,P]SONALLY1 ,I REG>D ?AT AS MISLEAD+ HIS READ]S BY OMISSION4 

,>IEL REPEATS EV]Y?+ SAID BY ! COMMUNI/S--FROM :OSE PUBLICATIONS & PRESS RELEASES HE DIRECTLY OR 9DIRECTLY QUOTES--?AT IS CRITICAL ( ! ,AM]ICANS4 ,S\? ,AM]ICA'S PROBLEMS >E MORE COMPLICAT$ ?AN ! CURSORY \TL9ES PRES5T$ TO US MI<T SUGGE/4 ,BUT ?OSE \TL9ES HAVE ! M]IT ( BE+ READILY UND]/OOD BY SIMPLE S\LS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 !Y S]VE ,MOSC['S TOTALIT>IAN PROPAG&A BY CONT9UALLY ATTACK+ ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,N[1 NOT ONLY DO ,I CONT5D ?AT ON CLOS] EXAM9ATION WE SEE ?AT ?+S >E CONSID]ABLY MORE COMPLICAT$1 O!R ,S\? ,AM]ICAN COMRADES1 FRI5DS ( M9E1 SAY ! SAME & NOT )\T REASON4 ,BUT ?AT1 AS ,KIPL+ MI<T SAY1 IS ANO!R /ORY4 

,I AM P>TICUL>LY EAG] TO /ATE ?AT IT IS ODI\S TO >GUE ?AT ! BLOODY /RUGGLE WAG$ BY ,CA/RO & ! COMMUNI/S 9 ,CUBA IS ! H&IWORK ( WRET*ES1 TRAITORS OR SELL\TS4 ,WE HAVE NO SU* RI<T TO VILIFY & BESMIR* M5 :O PREVI\SLY F\<T AGA9/ ,BATI/A1 M5 :O BRAV$ DEA? & BRAVE IT /ILL = FRE$OM'S SAKE4 ,H]E AGA91 ,>IEL P>ROTS :AT IS SAID BY ! ,CUBAN COMMUNI/S :OSE 9/RUM5T ,CA/RO HAS BECOME2 HE HAS NO OPTION BUT TO RELY UPON !M TO E/ABLI% HIS DICTATOR%IP4 ,?IS HAS BE5 DEMON/RAT$ BY--AMONG O!RS--,YVES ,GUILB]T 9 HIS SPL5DID BOOK ,CA/RO ,! ,9FIDEL4 ,HE CONFIRMS :AT ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 MONITOR+1 IMP>TIALLY1 ! DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,CUBA HAD ALREADY LE>N$--AFT] APPLAUD+ ! SUCCESS ( ,FIDEL ,CA/RO & HIS FELL[ FI<T]S1 AS DID ,CAHI]S DU SOCIALISME LIB]TAIRE4 

,! UP%OT IS ?AT ON #b ,MAY LA/1 ,CUBA BECAME ! FIR/ 0,PEOPLE'S ,DEMOCRATIC ,REPUBLIC0 ON ! ,AM]ICAN CONT95T4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 ! FIR/ SELF-/YL$ COMMUNI/ & TOTALIT>IAN /ATE 9 ?AT P>T ( ! WORLD4 

,?AT1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 %\LD BE 5\< TO LI<T ! LANT]N = ANYONE TRULY KE5 TO SEE CLE>LY1 AS IT IS ! CULM9ATION ( A SWIFT BUT DET]M9$ TR5D 9 A V]Y SPECIFIC DIRECTION4 

,WE >E /UNN$ 9 ! FACE ( ASS]TIONS SU* AS ?OSE MADE BY ,>IEL :5 HE SAYS ?AT1 F> FROM 5SLAV+ ! TRADE UNIONS1 ,CA/RO HAS1 9/EAD1 CREAT$ !M4 ,:I* ILLU/RATES ! MEASURE ( HIS IGNORANCE2 ! TRADE UNION & SYNDICALI/ MOVEM5T HAS HAD A PRES5CE 9 ,CUBA S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( ! C5TURY3 :5 ,BATI/A FELL1 MO/ URBAN WORK]S BELONG$ TO P[]FUL LABOR ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT S9CE !Y W]E LOA! TO B5D ! KNEE TO ,CA/RO1 HE RESORT$ TO ! USUAL /UNT ( COMMUNI/S & FASCI/S3 MAK+ A %[ ( LAUN*+ BR& NEW TRADE UNIONS SO AS TO DISP5SE ) ! FOOT-DRAGG]S4 

,9 ,>IEL'S VIEW1 ,I MADE A 0MORAL MI/AKE0 9 D5\NC+ ! DIRECTION TAK5 BY ! NEW ,CUBAN REGIME4 ,9 :I* CASE WE MU/ GIVE \R BLESS+ TO ! CLOSURE ( ALL NONCOMMUNI/ P>TY PAP]S & PUBLICATIONS1 ! MUZZL+ ( ! PRESS :5 IT REFUSES TO SUBMIT TO TOTALIT>IAN DICTATOR%IP1 ! H>ASSM5T ( ?OSE :O *AMPION FRE$OM1 ! RI<T ( ASSEMBLY1 ASSOCIATION1 FRE$OM ( ?\<T & EXPRESSION ( ?\<T1 ! CLOSURE ( FREE CULTURAL C5T]S1 ! TAKE-OV] ( TRADE UNIONS & AU!NTIC COOP]ATIVES4 ,AS = ! FACT ?AT !RE >E NO LONG] ANY POLITICAL P>TIES1 ?AT IS NO SORT ( PRO( ?AT FRE$OM PREVAILS !RE4 ,= A />T1 LET US REIT]ATE ?AT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 :I* N[ HAS EV]Y?+ UND] ITS CONTROL1 EXI/S & RULES ?R\<\T TOGE!R ) ITS ,RUSSIAN1 ,CZE*OSLOVAK1 ,*9ESE & ,EA/ ,G]MAN 0EXP]TS0 & LET US ADD ?AT :5 ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ! P>TIES IS MAT*$1 AS IT HAS BE51 BY ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( EV]Y?+ FREE OR LIB]T>IAN 7:E!R !SE BE SU* 9 !IR ESS5CE OR 9 !IR DOCTR9AL *>ACT]IZATION7 IT MAKES A FOOL ( PEOPLE TO >GUE ?AT ! CURR5T /AGE ( ! ,CUBAN REVOLUTION IS HEAD$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( A LIB]T>IAN REGIME4 

,9 ! >TICLES ,I PUBLI%$ 9 ,CAHI]S SU SOCIALISME LIB]TAIRE--:I* ,>IEL ATTACKS--,I PRES5T$ ! EVID5CE TO BACK UP MY CLAIMS4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,I QUOT$ ! CIRCUL> S5T BY ,MEXICAN COMRADES :O HAD MADE AN ON-!-SPOT VISIT1 & :O 9SI/$ ?AT WE 0M5TION1 9 ANY?+ Y\ WRITE1 ! ACTUAL NAMES ( ! ,CUBAN COMRADES 9 A POSITION TO 9=M Y\1 AS !IR FRE$OM & EV5 !IR V]Y LIVES >E AT /AKE40 ,:I* WAS 5\< ON ITS [N TO SUM UP :AT WAS GO+ ON ON ?AT UNHAPPY ISL&4 ,>IEL IGNORES ?IS1 JU/ AS HE IGNORES ! FACT ?AT *ILDR5 >E MILIT>IZ$ FROM ! AGE ( SEV5 YE>S &1 FROM ?AT AGE1 >E PUT ?R\< ,M>XI/ TRA9+ C\RSES1 AS >E ! >MY & ! MILITIAS4 

,IT IS = ! SAKE ( SU* AS HIM ?AT COMRADE ,M>CELO ,SAL9AS WROTE 9 ! ,FEBRU>Y ISSUE ( ! LA/ ,CUBAN LIB]T>IAN PUBLICATION 7:I* HAS JU/ DISAPPE>$7 ,SOLID>IDAD ,GA/RONOMICA1 AN >TICLE 5TITL$3 0,MAKES US WANT TO SPIT60 

0,MORE ?AN ONE ( ! PEOPLE ,I AM TALK+ AB\T HAVE ! EFFRONT]Y TO PONTIFICATE AT SOME DI/ANCE AB\T SOME?+ AB\T :I* !Y KN[ NO?+1 & SIT 9 JUDGM5T ( ?OSE :O >E AT ! HE>T ( EV5TS & ?US WELL PLAC$ TO KN[ AB\T !M2 & !RE >E QUITE A FEW :O V5TURE1 BETWE5 FAUX PAS & FAUX PAS1 FROM ONE PIECE ( ADVICE TO ! NEXT1 TO CALL = AN ALLIANCE BETWE5 \R =CES & ! =CES ( ! GREATE/ 5EMY ?AT FRE$OM & ! RI<TS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL HAVE EV] 5C\NT]$ 9 HUMAN HI/ORY40 

,M>CELO ,SAL9AS1 AN OLD LIB]T>IAN MILITANT ) :OM ,I US$ TO BE 9 CONTACT 7& ,I SAY 'US$ TO BE' BECAUSE NO ONE IS 9 A POSITION TO CORRESPOND ) \R ,CUBAN COMRADES ANY MORE7 WAS NOT ONLY ! $ITOR-9-*IEF ( ,SOLID>IDAD ,GA/RONOMICA BUT G5]AL SECRET>Y ( ! ,CUBAN ,LIB]T>IAN ,F$]ATION1 N[ R$UC$ TO SIL5CE4 

,&1 GIV5 A *OICE BETWE5 ! TE/IMONY ( ,/AL9I/S & !IR TOOLS1 & ?AT ( MY FRI5DS1 ! LATT] IS MY FIR/ /OP4 ,AT ! V]Y LEA/1 ,I TAKE IT 9TO ACC\NT4 

,>IEL CONT5DS ?AT !Y >E BUILD+ A PEOPLE'S SOCIALISM 9 ,CUBA4 ,9 HIS VIEW--& HE APPE>S TO KN[ NO?+ AB\T ! SOCIAL TEA*+S HE IS TALK+ AB\T O!R ?AN ! MATT]S UPON :I* HE COMM5TS--0NATIONALIZ+0 EV]Y?+ BY MEANS ( AN 5ORM\S /ATE AG5CY BY ! NAME ( ! ,9,R,A AM\NTS TO E/ABLI%+ SOCIALISM6 ,! ,CUBAN 0COOP]ATIVES0 >E AB\T AS SOCIALI/ AS ,RUSSIA'S KOLKHOZES4 ,\R AU?ORS HAVE ALWAYS RI<TLY DECL>$ ?AT /ATE CAPITALISM WAS WORSE ?AN PRIVATE CAPITALISM BECAUSE1 BESIDES BE+ EXPLOITATIVE IT ABOLI%ES FRE$OM1 & REMOVES ANY POSSIBILITY ( DEF5D+ ONESELF4 ,IT SEEMS ,>IEL HAS YET TO DISCOV] ?IS4 ,OR AT ANY RATE WE CAN ONLY IMAG9E SO4 ,! CONTR>Y W\LD BE WORSE4 ,EXPROPRIAT+ PRIVATE CAPITALISM & ! BIG L&[N]S & ISSU+ WEAPONS TO ! PEOPLE IS NOT 5\< TO U%] 9 SOCIALISM4 ,NOR IS IT 5\< ?AT ONE HAS ! PEOPLE BEH9D ONE4 ,P]ON HAD ! ,>G5T9EAN PEOPLE BEH9D HIM4 ,/ILL DOES4 ,ANY SKILLFUL RABBLE-R\S] CAN C>RY ! MASSES ) HIM4 ,! PO9T IS KN[+ :]E HE IS LEAD+ !M4 

,AT PRES5T1 9 ,CUBA1 !Y HAVE BE5 L$ 9 ! DIRECTION ( A TOTALIT>IAN /ATE4 ,& Y\ >E NOT GO+ TO P]SUADE US ?AT ?AT IS ! R\TE TO HUMAN LIB]ATION40 

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